The University was founded in
1968 as the Polytechnic of Transportation and Telecommunication. Its
predecessors were located in Budapest and Szeged. The various buildings of the
new campus in Győr were built between 1971 and 1977. During the 1970's and
1980's the institution strove to satisfy the need for polytechnic-level
engineering training raised by the two determinant infrastructural branches,
namely transportation and telecommu-nications. After the 1990 change of political
system, the institution, as well as the traditional training areas, allotted
its development funds to meet the labour expectations of the prosper-ous
economy of the region and the demands of multinational companies which had
settled in the region. With the Parliament of the Hungarian Republic’s decision
of the 11. December 2001. Széchenyi István University was lifted to full
university status from 01. 01. 2002.
The aim of the University is to
provide initial training leading to a BSc and MSc degree in various fields, to
offer post-graduate courses and to carry out research, consultancy and other
professional activities. Over the years, the specialist fields covered by the
University have been extended considerably. Presently (2006), the following
courses are available:
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MSc |
Law |
MSc |
Business and
management |
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MSc |
Architectural
engineering |
MSc |
Informatics of
Ecomonics |
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MSc |
Civil
engineering |
MSc |
Municipal
Engineering |
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BSc |
International
administration management |
BSc |
Informatics of
Ecomonics |
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BSc |
Public
administration management |
BSc |
Mechanical
engineering |
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BSc |
Business and
management |
BSc |
Mechatronic
engineering |
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BSc |
International
studies |
BSc |
Transportation
engineering |
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BSc |
Trade and marketing |
BSc |
Engineering
management |
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BSc |
Civil
engineering |
BSc |
Vocational
technical instructor |
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BSc |
Municipal
Engineering |
BSc |
Social work |
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BSc |
Architectural
engineering |
BSc |
Health
management |
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BSc |
Environmental
engineering |
BSc |
Nursing and
medical care |
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BSc |
Electrical
engineering |
BSc |
Music teacher |
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BSc |
Information
technology |
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The major aim of the Institution
is to equip students with basic theoretical knowledge and to develop their professional
skills. Degrees are awarded after writing a diploma thesis or preparing a
final-year project and passing the state examinations.
The University is authorised to
give BSc degrees after 3 or 3,5 years and MSc degree in Economics after 5 years
of full-time studies. For technical teachers the program is 4 years long,
leading to a double degree in engineering and in pedagogy.
About 7500 full-time and 2000
part-time (distance learning) students are currently registered at the
Institution in 2006. The number of academic staff is 270, including about 140
professors and associate professors.
Most of the applicants come from
a region within 100 km from Győr from either grammar or vocational secondary
schools, immediately after taking the school leaving exam at the age of 18.
The academic staff of the
University, besides its direct instruc-tional role, is regularly involved in
research and development, consultancy and profes-sional activities. Through
this work they have contact with a number of industrial companies. Most persons
on the staff are members of professional organisations, and several of them are
elected representatives of these organisations.
DIRECTORATE
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Financial Director: |
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Head of the Centre of Distance and
Vocational Education: |
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Director
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Head of
the Centre of
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Director
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